Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s speech in the House of Commons Monday, rightly extolling Canadian values in these angry times, would have sounded authentic if he hadn’t betrayed many of those virtues.
“Our diversity is our strength,” he told Parliament at one point, revisiting one of his favourite themes. The shared values of freedom and respect were Canadian core principles, he explained. He was right. He was also right to highlight them after Hamas’ brutal invasion of Israel and subsequent springing-up of unwelcome rallies that cheered for terrorist “resistance” across Canada.
